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Kidd v. State

Citations

  • 820 S.E.2d 46
  • 304 Ga. 543

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  • holding that jury instruction that opening statements are not evidence mitigates harm from improper comment by prosecutor 27 regarding anticipated defense theory
  • holding that prosecutor’s comment during opening statements, even if considered improper, was not harmful in part due to jury instruction that counsel’s arguments are not evidence
  • explaining that “a written waiver is not necessary where a suspect is orally advised of his or her rights and subsequently waives those rights through his or her responses”
  • “Kidd filed another motion for an out-of-time appeal, this time with appointed counsel.”

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Judges: Melton

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